Elementary BEd

This four-year program has been carefully designed to provide engaging, relevant and high-quality preparation for the responsibilities and challenges of today's classrooms.

The faculty admits students into the first or second year. Each admission point has specific admission criteria that applicants must meet. Students may take the first year as a student in UVic's Faculty of Education, as a student in another faculty at UVic or at another post-secondary institution. Students who are not admitted directly from high school may apply for year two entry after completing year one in another faculty or at another university or college.

The core education courses commence in year two. All year one requirements must be satisfied before a student may continue or enter to year two. The core education courses provide a comprehensive introduction to the full range of teaching subjects in the elementary curriculum (kindergarten through grade seven). Once completed you will qualify for a Bachelor of Education degree and a BC teaching certificate. The program outline can be found in the UVic Undergraduate Calendar.

Interested in working as a French Immersion teacher? Go to our Current Students page for more information.

High school students applying to UVic for year one of the Bachelor of Education (Elementary Curriculum) program for September 2015

a sessional grade-point average of at least 4.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic's B- grade) on your most recent 12.0-unit session. If your most recent session is less than 12.0 units, you must have a grade-point average of at least 4.00 on a 9-point scale (equivalent to UVic's B- grade) on your most recent consecutive 12.0 units.

Participation in an interview may also be required. In lieu of an interview, applicants may be asked to submit a letter of intent, resumé and reference letters. In your letter of intent and resumé you have the opportunity to tell us about your experiences and how they relate to your goal of becoming a teacher.

While the application deadline is January 2, you have until April 30 to complete the admission requirements. You'll find examples of approved English, Canadian studies, mathematics, laboratory science and elective courses below. If you are ready to apply, go to our application page.

Note: A unit value of 3.0 is given to a full year course, starting in September and ending in April. A one-term course (either September to December or January to April) normally has a 1.5 unit value.

You may take additional science (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth and ocean science, physcis) and additional Canadian studies courses as electives.

Notes:

Elementary schools are keen to hire teachers with a good knowledge of French. For this reason, we suggest you consider taking French as your elective in first year.

We normally can't accept courses from professional programs such as child and youth care, social work and education. The exceptions are ED-D 101, EPHE 141, 142, 143 and 155.

The Faculty of Education is committed to increasing the number of students with First Nations, Inuit and Métis ancestry in our programs. The faculty has developed distinct access initiatives:

Reserved seats: 5% of the positions in all the faculty's undergraduate programs will be held for Indigenous applicants who meet the Faculty of Education's minimum program entrance requirements and Indigenous application requirements.

Exceptional admission: Exceptional students who do not meet the standard faculty requirements may be eligible for admission through a case-by-case review process.

Eligible applicants are admitted to the quota on the basis of their sessional grade-point average calculated on courses attempted to April 30 (minimum 12 units or 8 courses). If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the quota (available seats), not all eligible applicants will be admitted.

The quota varies from year to year. The quota for 2015 will be set in February 2015.

You'll take 18.0 units in year two. Additional costs will include books, miscellaneous fees (athletic and student society fees, bus pass, etc), room and board, practicum travel and other living expenses.